Tallying attachment for measures



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v J. A. MOINTOSH.

' TALLYING ATTACHMENT FOR MEASURES.

No. 307,786-.- Patented Nov. 11, 1884.

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UNITED STATES JAMES ALEXANDER MOINTOSH,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF \VARR EN, PENNSYLVANIA.

TALLYING ATTACHMENT FOR MEASURES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 307,786, dated November11, 1884.

Application filed March 24, 1884. (Ne model.)

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMEs ALEXANDER MOINTOSH, of Farren, in the countyof Warren and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and ImprovedTallying Attachment for Measures, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide for vessels employed to measureliquids and other commodities a tallying attachment for recording thenumber of times the measure is emptied.

The invention consists of a Sliding handle by which the measure may belifted and an index moving in front of a dial and carried bypawl-and-ratcl1et mechanisms operated by the sliding handle.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a measure with my improvementattached. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on line a- 00 in Fig. 3.Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on liney y in Fig. 2.

The measure A is of the usual well-known form, and in guides B 13,attached to the back of the measure, is placed a bar, 0, capable ofsliding in the said guides and carrying a handle, D, of sufficient widthbetween its points of attachment to the bar 0 to admit of the sliding ofthe bar 0 in the guides B B through a sufficient distance to operate thetallying mechanism. A spiral spring, E, is connected with the lower endof the bar 0, and is attached to the measure A, near the bottom thereof.

Attached to or formed upon the guides B B is a dial, F, in the center ofwhich is journaled an arbor, G, having upon the outer end an index, H,and upon the inner end a ratchet wheel, I. The graduations on the dial Feorrespond in number with the teeth on the ratchet-wheel I. Thespring-pawl J, connected by an arm, K, with the lower end of the bar G,

passes upward through a guide, L, and engages the ratchetwheel I. Aspring-detent, M, attached to the back of the dial F, engages theratchet-wheel I and prevents it from retrograde motion. The dial F isinclined for ward from the plane of the bar 0, and is braced by an arm,N, projecting rearwardly from the dial and attached to the side of themeasure. \Vhen the measure is filled, the user grasps the handle D andfirst raises the hen die to the full limit of its upward movement,thereby turning the ratchet-wheel I through the engagement of thespring-pawl J, connect ed with the bar C. This moves the index IIforward one space of the dial F and indicates one filling ofthe measure.\Vhen the measure is emptied and set down, the retraction of the spiralspring E returns the bar 0 and handle D and spring pawl J to theiroriginal position, while the spring detent M prevents the ratchet-wheelI from turning backward.

Having thus described myinvention,I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent 1. The combination of a measure provided with a slidinghandle carrying a pawl with a ratchet-wheel in the path of the pawl, adetent for said ratchet-wheel, and a suitable index connected to theratchet-wheel, whereby whenever the cup is lifted when filled the pawlwill cause the ratchet -wheel to revolve one tooth and be there held bythe detent, sub stantial] y as set forth.

2. The combination of the sliding handle 0 and its pawl J with the dial-plate F, formed with loops B B, lug L, and brace arm N, whereby thedial-plate is braced and guides for the handle and its pawl are formed,sub stantially as set forth.

The combination, with the measure A, provided with guides B B, of a bar,0, and handle D, attached thereto, spiral spring E, pawl-J,ratchet-wheel I, detent M, index H, and dial F, as specified.

JAMES ALEXANDER MelN'lOSll.

\Vitnesses:

WILLIAM Sco'r'r, ALBERT W. SMITH.

